diff --git a/pkg/lib/lib_test.go b/pkg/lib/lib_test.go
index cde2c62..8f637b8 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/lib_test.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/lib_test.go
@@ -342,6 +342,58 @@ func TestLib_ExtractWorkspace_Good_ReferenceHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 }
 
+func TestLib_ExtractWorkspace_Good_ReferenceUsageExamples(t *testing.T) {
+	dir := t.TempDir()
+	data := &WorkspaceData{Repo: "test-repo", Task: "carry AX usage examples into workspace references"}
+
+	if err := ExtractWorkspace("default", dir, data); err != nil {
+		t.Fatalf("ExtractWorkspace failed: %v", err)
+	}
+
+	cases := map[string][]string{
+		core.JoinPath(dir, ".core", "reference", "array.go"): {
+			`arr := core.NewArray("prep", "dispatch")`,
+			`arr.Add("verify", "merge")`,
+			`arr.AddUnique("verify", "verify", "merge")`,
+		},
+		core.JoinPath(dir, ".core", "reference", "config.go"): {
+			`timeout := core.ConfigGet[int](c.Config(), "agent.timeout")`,
+		},
+		core.JoinPath(dir, ".core", "reference", "embed.go"): {
+			`core.AddAsset("docs", "RFC.md", packed)`,
+			`r := core.GeneratePack(pkg)`,
+		},
+		core.JoinPath(dir, ".core", "reference", "error.go"): {
+			`if core.Is(err, context.Canceled) { return }`,
+			`stack := core.FormatStackTrace(err)`,
+			`r := c.Error().Reports(10)`,
+		},
+		core.JoinPath(dir, ".core", "reference", "log.go"): {
+			`log := core.NewLog(core.LogOptions{Level: core.LevelDebug, Output: os.Stdout})`,
+			`core.SetRedactKeys("token", "password")`,
+			`core.Security("entitlement.denied", "action", "process.run")`,
+		},
+		core.JoinPath(dir, ".core", "reference", "runtime.go"): {
+			`r := c.ServiceStartup(context.Background(), nil)`,
+			`r := core.NewRuntime(app)`,
+			`name := runtime.ServiceName()`,
+		},
+	}
+
+	for path, snippets := range cases {
+		r := testFs.Read(path)
+		if !r.OK {
+			t.Fatalf("failed to read %s", path)
+		}
+		text := r.Value.(string)
+		for _, snippet := range snippets {
+			if !core.Contains(text, snippet) {
+				t.Errorf("%s missing usage example snippet %q", path, snippet)
+			}
+		}
+	}
+}
+
 func TestLib_MountEmbed_Bad(t *testing.T) {
 	result := mountEmbed(promptFiles, "missing-dir")
 	if result.OK {
diff --git a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/array.go b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/array.go
index ff085bb..6d8eab6 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/array.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/array.go
@@ -10,17 +10,23 @@ type Array[T comparable] struct {
 	items []T
 }
 
-// NewArray creates an empty Array.
+// NewArray creates an Array with the provided items.
+//
+//	arr := core.NewArray("prep", "dispatch")
 func NewArray[T comparable](items ...T) *Array[T] {
 	return &Array[T]{items: items}
 }
 
 // Add appends values.
+//
+//	arr.Add("verify", "merge")
 func (s *Array[T]) Add(values ...T) {
 	s.items = append(s.items, values...)
 }
 
 // AddUnique appends values only if not already present.
+//
+//	arr.AddUnique("verify", "verify", "merge")
 func (s *Array[T]) AddUnique(values ...T) {
 	for _, v := range values {
 		if !s.Contains(v) {
@@ -40,6 +46,8 @@ func (s *Array[T]) Contains(val T) bool {
 }
 
 // Filter returns a new Array with elements matching the predicate.
+//
+//	r := arr.Filter(func(step string) bool { return core.Contains(step, "prep") })
 func (s *Array[T]) Filter(fn func(T) bool) Result {
 	filtered := &Array[T]{}
 	for _, v := range s.items {
@@ -68,6 +76,8 @@ func (s *Array[T]) Remove(val T) {
 }
 
 // Deduplicate removes duplicate values, preserving order.
+//
+//	arr.Deduplicate()
 func (s *Array[T]) Deduplicate() {
 	seen := make(map[T]struct{})
 	result := make([]T, 0, len(s.items))
@@ -91,6 +101,8 @@ func (s *Array[T]) Clear() {
 }
 
 // AsSlice returns a copy of the underlying slice.
+//
+//	items := arr.AsSlice()
 func (s *Array[T]) AsSlice() []T {
 	if s.items == nil {
 		return nil
diff --git a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/config.go b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/config.go
index 2f45f13..fd4e54d 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/config.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/config.go
@@ -117,6 +117,8 @@ func (e *Config) Int(key string) int { return ConfigGet[int](e, key) }
 func (e *Config) Bool(key string) bool { return ConfigGet[bool](e, key) }
 
 // ConfigGet retrieves a typed configuration value.
+//
+//	timeout := core.ConfigGet[int](c.Config(), "agent.timeout")
 func ConfigGet[T any](e *Config, key string) T {
 	r := e.Get(key)
 	if !r.OK {
diff --git a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/embed.go b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/embed.go
index 7951543..21009ad 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/embed.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/embed.go
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ var (
 )
 
 // AddAsset registers a packed asset at runtime (called from generated init()).
+//
+//	core.AddAsset("docs", "RFC.md", packed)
 func AddAsset(group, name, data string) {
 	assetGroupsMu.Lock()
 	defer assetGroupsMu.Unlock()
@@ -214,6 +216,8 @@ func ScanAssets(filenames []string) Result {
 }
 
 // GeneratePack creates Go source code that embeds the scanned assets.
+//
+//	r := core.GeneratePack(pkg)
 func GeneratePack(pkg ScannedPackage) Result {
 	b := NewBuilder()
 
diff --git a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/error.go b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/error.go
index d562494..182fd14 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/error.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/error.go
@@ -120,18 +120,25 @@ func NewCode(code, msg string) error {
 
 // Is reports whether any error in err's tree matches target.
 // Wrapper around errors.Is for convenience.
+//
+//	if core.Is(err, context.Canceled) { return }
 func Is(err, target error) bool {
 	return errors.Is(err, target)
 }
 
 // As finds the first error in err's tree that matches target.
 // Wrapper around errors.As for convenience.
+//
+//	var typed *core.Err
+//	if core.As(err, &typed) { core.Println(typed.Operation) }
 func As(err error, target any) bool {
 	return errors.As(err, target)
 }
 
 // NewError creates a simple error with the given text.
 // Wrapper around errors.New for convenience.
+//
+//	err := core.NewError("workspace not found")
 func NewError(text string) error {
 	return errors.New(text)
 }
@@ -147,6 +154,8 @@ func ErrorJoin(errs ...error) error {
 
 // Operation extracts the operation name from an error.
 // Returns empty string if the error is not an *Err.
+//
+//	op := core.Operation(err)
 func Operation(err error) string {
 	var e *Err
 	if As(err, &e) {
@@ -157,6 +166,8 @@ func Operation(err error) string {
 
 // ErrorCode extracts the error code from an error.
 // Returns empty string if the error is not an *Err or has no code.
+//
+//	code := core.ErrorCode(err)
 func ErrorCode(err error) string {
 	var e *Err
 	if As(err, &e) {
@@ -180,6 +191,8 @@ func ErrorMessage(err error) string {
 
 // Root returns the root cause of an error chain.
 // Unwraps until no more wrapped errors are found.
+//
+//	cause := core.Root(err)
 func Root(err error) error {
 	if err == nil {
 		return nil
@@ -212,6 +225,8 @@ func AllOperations(err error) iter.Seq[string] {
 
 // StackTrace returns the logical stack trace (chain of operations) from an error.
 // It returns an empty slice if no operational context is found.
+//
+//	trace := core.StackTrace(err)
 func StackTrace(err error) []string {
 	var stack []string
 	for op := range AllOperations(err) {
@@ -221,6 +236,8 @@ func StackTrace(err error) []string {
 }
 
 // FormatStackTrace returns a pretty-printed logical stack trace.
+//
+//	stack := core.FormatStackTrace(err)
 func FormatStackTrace(err error) string {
 	var ops []string
 	for op := range AllOperations(err) {
@@ -338,6 +355,8 @@ func (h *ErrorPanic) Recover() {
 }
 
 // SafeGo runs a function in a goroutine with panic recovery.
+//
+//	c.Error().SafeGo(func() { runWorker() })
 func (h *ErrorPanic) SafeGo(fn func()) {
 	go func() {
 		defer h.Recover()
@@ -346,6 +365,8 @@ func (h *ErrorPanic) SafeGo(fn func()) {
 }
 
 // Reports returns the last n crash reports from the file.
+//
+//	r := c.Error().Reports(10)
 func (h *ErrorPanic) Reports(n int) Result {
 	if h.filePath == "" {
 		return Result{}
diff --git a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/log.go b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/log.go
index 4a2dd9e..5114dd7 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/log.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/log.go
@@ -110,6 +110,8 @@ type LogOptions struct {
 var RotationWriterFactory func(RotationLogOptions) goio.WriteCloser
 
 // New creates a new Log with the given options.
+//
+//	log := core.NewLog(core.LogOptions{Level: core.LevelDebug, Output: os.Stdout})
 func NewLog(opts LogOptions) *Log {
 	output := opts.Output
 	if opts.Rotation != nil && opts.Rotation.Filename != "" && RotationWriterFactory != nil {
@@ -286,6 +288,8 @@ func (l *Log) Security(msg string, keyvals ...any) {
 
 // Username returns the current system username.
 // It uses os/user for reliability and falls back to environment variables.
+//
+//	user := core.Username()
 func Username() string {
 	if u, err := user.Current(); err == nil {
 		return u.Username
@@ -307,46 +311,64 @@ func init() {
 }
 
 // Default returns the default logger.
+//
+//	log := core.Default()
 func Default() *Log {
 	return defaultLogPtr.Load()
 }
 
 // SetDefault sets the default logger.
+//
+//	core.SetDefault(core.NewLog(core.LogOptions{Level: core.LevelWarn}))
 func SetDefault(l *Log) {
 	defaultLogPtr.Store(l)
 }
 
 // SetLevel sets the default logger's level.
+//
+//	core.SetLevel(core.LevelDebug)
 func SetLevel(level Level) {
 	Default().SetLevel(level)
 }
 
 // SetRedactKeys sets the default logger's redaction keys.
+//
+//	core.SetRedactKeys("token", "password")
 func SetRedactKeys(keys ...string) {
 	Default().SetRedactKeys(keys...)
 }
 
 // Debug logs to the default logger.
+//
+//	core.Debug("agent dispatched", "repo", "core/agent")
 func Debug(msg string, keyvals ...any) {
 	Default().Debug(msg, keyvals...)
 }
 
 // Info logs to the default logger.
+//
+//	core.Info("workspace ready", "path", "/srv/ws-42")
 func Info(msg string, keyvals ...any) {
 	Default().Info(msg, keyvals...)
 }
 
 // Warn logs to the default logger.
+//
+//	core.Warn("queue delay increased", "seconds", 30)
 func Warn(msg string, keyvals ...any) {
 	Default().Warn(msg, keyvals...)
 }
 
 // Error logs to the default logger.
+//
+//	core.Error("dispatch failed", "err", err)
 func Error(msg string, keyvals ...any) {
 	Default().Error(msg, keyvals...)
 }
 
 // Security logs to the default logger.
+//
+//	core.Security("entitlement.denied", "action", "process.run")
 func Security(msg string, keyvals ...any) {
 	Default().Security(msg, keyvals...)
 }
@@ -360,6 +382,8 @@ type LogErr struct {
 }
 
 // NewLogErr creates a LogErr bound to the given logger.
+//
+//	logErr := core.NewLogErr(core.Default())
 func NewLogErr(log *Log) *LogErr {
 	return &LogErr{log: log}
 }
@@ -381,6 +405,8 @@ type LogPanic struct {
 }
 
 // NewLogPanic creates a LogPanic bound to the given logger.
+//
+//	panicLog := core.NewLogPanic(core.Default())
 func NewLogPanic(log *Log) *LogPanic {
 	return &LogPanic{log: log}
 }
diff --git a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/runtime.go b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/runtime.go
index c9a8223..55f7ec9 100644
--- a/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/runtime.go
+++ b/pkg/lib/workspace/default/.core/reference/runtime.go
@@ -21,6 +21,8 @@ type ServiceRuntime[T any] struct {
 }
 
 // NewServiceRuntime creates a ServiceRuntime for a service constructor.
+//
+//	svc.ServiceRuntime = core.NewServiceRuntime(c, ServiceOptions{Queue: "default"})
 func NewServiceRuntime[T any](c *Core, opts T) *ServiceRuntime[T] {
 	return &ServiceRuntime[T]{core: c, opts: opts}
 }
@@ -43,6 +45,8 @@ func (r *ServiceRuntime[T]) Config() *Config { return r.core.Config() }
 // --- Lifecycle ---
 
 // ServiceStartup runs OnStart for all registered services that have one.
+//
+//	r := c.ServiceStartup(context.Background(), nil)
 func (c *Core) ServiceStartup(ctx context.Context, options any) Result {
 	c.shutdown.Store(false)
 	c.context, c.cancel = context.WithCancel(ctx)
@@ -63,6 +67,8 @@ func (c *Core) ServiceStartup(ctx context.Context, options any) Result {
 }
 
 // ServiceShutdown drains background tasks, then stops all registered services.
+//
+//	r := c.ServiceShutdown(context.Background())
 func (c *Core) ServiceShutdown(ctx context.Context) Result {
 	c.shutdown.Store(true)
 	c.cancel() // signal all context-aware tasks to stop
@@ -116,6 +122,8 @@ type Runtime struct {
 type ServiceFactory func() Result
 
 // NewWithFactories creates a Runtime with the provided service factories.
+//
+//	r := core.NewWithFactories(app, map[string]core.ServiceFactory{"brain": newBrainService})
 func NewWithFactories(app any, factories map[string]ServiceFactory) Result {
 	c := New(WithOptions(NewOptions(Option{Key: "name", Value: "core"})))
 	c.app.Runtime = app
@@ -144,18 +152,27 @@ func NewWithFactories(app any, factories map[string]ServiceFactory) Result {
 }
 
 // NewRuntime creates a Runtime with no custom services.
+//
+//	r := core.NewRuntime(app)
 func NewRuntime(app any) Result {
 	return NewWithFactories(app, map[string]ServiceFactory{})
 }
 
 // ServiceName returns "Core" — the Runtime's service identity.
+//
+//	name := runtime.ServiceName()
 func (r *Runtime) ServiceName() string { return "Core" }
 
 // ServiceStartup starts all services via the embedded Core.
+//
+//	runtime.ServiceStartup(context.Background(), nil)
 func (r *Runtime) ServiceStartup(ctx context.Context, options any) Result {
 	return r.Core.ServiceStartup(ctx, options)
 }
+
 // ServiceShutdown stops all services via the embedded Core.
+//
+//	runtime.ServiceShutdown(context.Background())
 func (r *Runtime) ServiceShutdown(ctx context.Context) Result {
 	if r.Core != nil {
 		return r.Core.ServiceShutdown(ctx)